Sony 4-170-893-13(1) Camcorder User Manual


 
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Table of contents
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Table of contents
Read this first ......................................................................................... 2
Notes on use .
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Operation flow .
...................................................................................... 6
Advice for successful recording .
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Getting started
Step 1: Charging the battery pack ............................................................. 12
Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time .
.......................... 15
Changing the language setting .
....................................................... 16
Step 3: Preparing the recording media
....................................................... 17
Selecting the recording media for movies (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/
XR150E/XR155E) .
......................................................................... 17
Selecting the recording media for photos (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/
XR150E/XR155E) .
......................................................................... 17
Inserting a memory card .
............................................................... 18
Recording/Playback
Recording ........................................................................................... 20
Recording movies .
....................................................................... 22
Shooting photos .
......................................................................... 24
Useful functions for recording movies and photos .
....................................... 25
Zooming .
................................................................................... 25
Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO) .
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Selecting high definition image quality (HD)
or standard image quality (STD) .
...................................................... 26
Selecting the recording mode .
........................................................ 26
Prioritizing the subject .
................................................................. 27
Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter) .
.................................. 28
Recording high quality photos during movie recording (Dual Rec) .
........... 28
Recording in mirror mode .
............................................................. 28
Playback on the camcorder .
.................................................................... 29
Useful functions for playing movies and photos .
.......................................... 32
Searching for desired images by date (Date Index) .
............................... 32
Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) .
...................... 32
Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index) .
................................. 33
Playing back a digest of your movies (Highlight Playback) .
..................... 33
Using PB zoom with photos .
........................................................... 35
Playing back a series of photos (Slide show) .
....................................... 36